The Associated Press | PostedMay 25th - 9:17am

An Idaho man has been charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty for training roosters for cockfighting.

Patrick Whittle, Associated Press | PostedMay 25th - 9:07am

Fishermen already dealing with a dramatic reduction in the amount of a key bait fish they are allowed to harvest will likely face an additional cut next year that could drive up the price of lobster for consumers.

The Associated Press | PostedMay 25th - 8:19am

Vice President Mike Pence has told the graduating class of the U.S. Military Academy that they are "the best of the best."

Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press | PostedMay 25th - 8:19am

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Saturday called a series of short-range missile tests by North Korea earlier this month a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and said sanctions must be kept in place.

Amanda Morris, Associated Press | PostedMay 25th - 7:36am

Alex Black came face to face with an escaped lion when she was just 10 days into her unpaid internship at a private animal sanctuary.

Ben Nuckols, Associated Press | PostedMay 25th - 7:36am

The word that knocked runner-up Naysa Modi out of last year's Scripps National Spelling Bee was "Bewusstseinslage" — one of those flashy, impossible-sounding German-derived words that make the audience gasp when they are announced.

Joseph Pisani, Associated Press | PostedMay 25th - 7:01am

Despite pressure from civil rights groups, activist investors and its own employees, Amazon said Wednesday that shareholders at an annual meeting in Seattle voted against proposals related to two major social issues: climate change and facial recognition technology.

The Associated Press | PostedMay 24th - 7:27pm

U.S. judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall with money secured under emergency declaration.

The Associated Press | PostedMay 24th - 6:50pm

San Francisco's police chief apologized on Friday for raiding a freelance journalist's home and office to find out who leaked a police report into the unexpected death of the city's former public defender.

Authorities say a man has been arrested on investigation of arson after historic buildings in the eastern Oregon town of Huntington were destroyed.

The Associated Press | PostedMay 24th - 5:41pm

Boston's Museum of Fine Arts has banned two visitors and vowed to change protocols for guards after minority middle school students said they were subjected to racism by staff and patrons during a field trip last week.